While many areas of Washington State are seeing a surge in marijuana sales, one county has had their decision to ban the sale of the drug upheld by the Washington State Court of Appeals. The three-member appellate court panel ruled in April 2020 that Yakima...
Many observers of the marijuana legalization movement have made note of the inability to attract minority entrepreneurs to the booming industry. In order to combat that, Washington Governor Jay Inslee recently signed into law HB 2870 – a bill that seemingly promotes diversity in the...
That is a headline that can make you smile. With over half of the U.S. states making marijuana legal in some form, it is a common assertion to declare that marijuana usage is on the rise. With more states legalizing the drug each year, the...
Farmers of various crops across the country routinely rely on insurance to protect them against unavoidable catastrophic losses. These losses are caused by a variety of phenomena from natural disasters to economic turmoil. Without this insurance, many farmers would simply be unable to stay in...
With the California senator’s recent announcement as Joe Biden’s vice president, many people in and outside of the cannabis industry wonder how, if elected, Kamala Harris will treat the cannabis industry. As her home state of California legalized recreational marijuana in 2018, some believe that...
Never ask a plumber if you need a plumber to fix a plumbing problem. You both know the answer before you even ask. Sometimes you can afford a plumber, sometimes you want to go it alone. Still, with more and more states making marijuana legal...
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Wolf has proposed making recreational marijuana legal in order to bring in much needed revenue and to offset expenses and budget shortfalls that have been plaguing the Keystone State by Covid-19. Revenue generated by recreational marijuana sales would supposedly be used to...
On December 6, 2012, Washington became the first U.S. state to legalize recreational use of marijuana, and the second in recreational marijuana sales. The state had previously legalized medical marijuana in 1998. Under state law, cannabis is legal for medical purposes and for any purpose...
The Cannabis Law Journal and the Cannabis Law Report recently published their “Global Top 200 Cannabis Lawyers.” The two publications worked together to editorially select the most experienced and successful legal professionals from jurisdictions around the world who focus on cannabis and hemp. Cultiva Law...